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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of humidity and a superabsorbent polymer formulation on the efficacy of Heterorhabditis zealandica (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) to control codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Jeanne Y. De Waal Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Antoinette P. Malan Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Matthew F. Addison Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Pages 62-78 | Received 19 Jan 2012, Accepted 27 Sep 2012, Published online: 10 Dec 2012

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